Emily, I friggin' love that faux cover letter. I wish you could actually submit it.
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Apr 03, 2007 12:55:42 pm PDT #501 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
ChiKat - Apr 03, 2007 12:57:53 pm PDT #502 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
But I'm clean! That's something, right?
Totally!
I am on Spring Break this week! Woot! However, I have a crapload of things to do. I have finished my taxes, gone to the doctor, and gotten prescriptions filled. So, that's something.
Yesterday, I had planned on grading papers. That didn't happen. My doc gave me a vaccination that totally did me in and I ended up sleeping most of the day. And, today, my arm hurts.
Today, I have worked on my portfolio, but I haven't showered yet. I think that needs to happen next.
JZ - Apr 03, 2007 12:58:18 pm PDT #503 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm done with making a difference in the world. I just want to be able to afford to feed my family and still go out for a pedicure more than a couple of times a year without being stabbinated by guilt. Just give me more money without breaking my back beneath the workload, and the fulfillment and satisfaction will take care of themselves.
I love this place and believe in its mission and have huge respect for (almost) everyone I work for and with, but the stupid, stupid fights with unions and the state Assembly budget office and internal budget wranglers and all the other million and one elements that have conspired to flatline almost all non-faculty salaries at UC for the past too many years have just sucked all the rosy idealism right out of me.
Ginger - Apr 03, 2007 1:00:54 pm PDT #504 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here's the cover letter I aways want to send:
Read the fucking resume.
Sincerely, Me
Emily - Apr 03, 2007 1:01:16 pm PDT #505 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
So your objective is, really, a good salary with no drama?
"You don't want no drama, no no no no drama..."
JZ - Apr 03, 2007 1:05:54 pm PDT #506 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
"You don't want no drama, no no no no drama..."
That's right. Me and my lovely lady lumps.
I don't mind multitasking or self-supervising or handling difficult people or anything; I'm just kinda burned out on doing all that for never quite enough money to get by.
Tom Scola - Apr 03, 2007 1:07:08 pm PDT #507 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone!
ION I'm perturbed about how difficult it is to find a bottle of seltzer. t /NYC Snob
juliana - Apr 03, 2007 1:14:08 pm PDT #508 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
ION I'm perturbed about how difficult it is to find a bottle of seltzer.
....
Where are you? If you're at your hotel, go to Coit Liquor on the other side of the park. They should have it.
DavidS - Apr 03, 2007 1:25:57 pm PDT #509 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ION I'm perturbed about how difficult it is to find a bottle of seltzer.
We have seltzer! It's called Calistoga! Or Perrier! Or uh the Italian one. Pelligrino!
And it's better than NY seltzer. You know why? It comes out of the ground. Like all the good things: zombies, diamonds, Buffy, artichokes.
Emily - Apr 03, 2007 1:35:49 pm PDT #510 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Er, where does NY seltzer come from?
And I still haven't written my cover letter.